cpa300_4(); Wasn't he already dead?

I still clearly remember that when I was captured by General Butu and General Ba in the Yunling camp, General Tiba once mentioned that among the eight heavenly kings, only the Iron Mask King died young. And Huang Tianba and Evil Hou Qi started in the school field, and there was no one under the totem of the eight-faced king around, only the totem of the iron mask king.

This vein has declined with the untimely death of the Iron Mask King and the distant marriage of the Queen Mother.

But now, Mama Gui told me that she was going to find the Iron Mask King?!

I only thought it was incredible, thinking that she was confused, and said, "Mama Gui, are you mistaken? Isn't the Iron Mask King dead a long time ago? You, how are you going to find him?"

Mama Gui only smiled bitterly and shook her head.

I suddenly sensed something and lowered my voice, "Could it be that he- he's not dead?!"

Mama Gui looked left and right, stepped forward in front of me, and said softly: "Whether it is dead or alive, in fact, no one can say clearly." ”

"What?"

"He's not dead, he's gone. ”

My heart chuckled, looking at her with wide eyes, Mama Gui sighed and said: "When the Queen Mother went all the way south from Shengjing to marry into the royal family, the Iron Mask King had a deep relationship with her brother and sister, and she came to see her off in person. After being delivered, he did not return to Shengjing, but planned to travel in the Central Plains. ”

In retrospect, when Shengjing and the royal family intermarried, it was obvious that the relationship was still harmonious, and it was not unusual for the Iron Mask King to stay in the Central Plains to play.

I hurriedly said, "Then he's—"

Mama Gui said: "But when people left, there was no news, and after half a year, the Queen Mother found out that something was wrong and sent someone back to Shengjing to inquire, and the people over there also said that the Iron Mask King did not return to Shengjing." The Queen Mother begged the Emperor to look for it everywhere in the Central Plains. Who knows, this person seems to have suddenly disappeared from the world, no matter how many people are sent out, no matter how much they look for it, they can't find it. ”

I was dumbfounded.

"How could it be...... So?"

"If you want to say that you have encountered a villain, a martial art like the Iron Mask King, where is an ordinary person his opponent? But if the person is still there, how can he not come back after so many years. ”

"So, there's no news at all? Where was the last time he was seen, and no one knows?"

Mama Gui glanced at me: "No, I don't know. ”

“……”

"Although the Emperor Taishang has been comforting the Queen Mother before, everyone said behind their backs that they were afraid that the Iron Mask King would not come back. But the Queen Mother never believed it, always saying that her brother was still there and would come back one day. This time she went on a big trip, and the unfinished business, except- in addition to that incident, there was this one. ”

The Queen Mother's unfinished mind - Huang Tianba, no matter what he is doing now, at least the Queen Mother knows that he is still alive and well, but the life and death of the Iron Mask King is uncertain, so she really can't let go.

I didn't expect that the legendary Iron Mask King would have such a bizarre experience. No wonder at that time, when Butu talked about his untimely death, he used the word "seem", because there was no way to confirm whether he was really dead, but after all these years, a person has never appeared again, and naturally he can only use "death" to end his last contact in this world.

Recalling that over the years, the queen mother who lived alone in the waterfront pagoda and knelt in front of the Buddha shrine to pray, my heart was sour, she was concerned about this life, but the relatives who were connected to her blood were lost one by one.

She's so bitter.

Thinking of this, my eyes are a little hot, but it is still the matter of Mama Gui in front of me. I asked, "Where are you going to find it?"

Mama Gui glanced at me and said, "Let's walk around and take a look." ”

"Then, Mama, you wait for me. ”

After I finished speaking, I turned around and walked into the house, and everything was moved, but fortunately the little eunuchs were still careful, and they were not left in a mess, and the layout was almost the same as when I lived in Jingren Palace, and I soon found the box where I had my own body. Over the years, I have been trapped in the palace, and I have taken it according to it, and there are generous rewards for festivals and the birth of the prince and princess, and I have saved a lot of money, so I picked up a bag of silver and went out and stuffed it into her hand.

Mama Gui hurriedly excused herself: "My lord, this is not good, this-"

"Mama!" I pinched her hard, looked at her fixedly, she met my firm gaze, was silent for a while, and then no longer refused, only red eyes: "Thank you." ”

I felt that her love was a little low, maybe because of the parting relationship, so I held her hand more tightly and said, "Mama don't thank me, I still want to ask Mama for something." ”

"Oh, what?"

"Mama has been with the Queen Mother for so long, and there must be some objects used by the Queen Mother. I want one to bring with me. ”

"That's it......" Mama Gui thought about it, then lowered her head and rolled up her sleeves, wiped a string of sandalwood Buddha beads from her wrist, and said, "The Queen Mother's other things have been cleaned up." This string of beads that the Queen Mother has always carried, was given to me before she went to reject the horse, but I am afraid that by that time she had-" Speaking of this, Mama's voice choked up, and she said softly: "If you don't dislike it, just accept this." ”

I hurriedly said, "Thank you, Mama, for cutting your love." ”

Mama Gui looked at me again, sighed, and said softly, "My lord, take care." ”

I think her eyes are very solemn when she looks at me today, maybe because of the mood of parting, I still want to say something, I heard a eunuch urging outside, she saluted me, and turned away......

I was in a trance, as if I felt that there was not much warmth in my life and left one, a gust of wind blew, with a bleak autumn mood, a cool blow of a tree of red leaves, I turned my head, looked at the red leaves dancing, in a trance seemed to see the fire in the Gui Palace decades ago.

Engulfed, perhaps, more than just a woman.

And what will this fire in front of me swallow up?

I have been standing under the tree, the wind has cooled people, and after a while, Shui Xiu and Buckle ran in from outside, and when they saw me, they immediately said, "It's really here!"

I looked back at them, "What?"

Kou'er came over to me and said, "My lord, the queen mother asked you to go back." ”

I knew that I was going to move to Yihua Palace, and I didn't even say I would go back to Jingren Palace.

I lowered my eyelids lightly, and without saying anything, I turned and walked out, past the red towering walls, and walked into the familiar house of Jingren Palace, where the wind was cold outside, but the warm salty fragrance wafted inside.

There was a slow soup on the table, and Chang Qing sat quietly at the table.

Her face didn't look very good, maybe because these days were too hard, her chin was thin and pointed, and her long, black eyelashes hung down on her eyes, making her look a little gloomy.

"Wechen meets the queen. ”

I went over to salute her, and she hurriedly asked Kou'er to help me up, and said softly, "Come and accompany the palace to have this meal." ”

I paused: "Weichen doesn't dare." ”

"Alright. She glared at me with slight disgust, and then asked Kou'er and Shui Xiu to come over and help me sit down, I could only confess my guilt, and sat down sideways, and she asked Kou'er to serve me a bowl of hot soup first.

The bowl was steaming, the milky white soup was rippling slightly, and you could see the crispy stewed calf leg inside, and the codonopsis and angelica that were almost melting. Unlike me, who is often injured and sick, although Chang Qing looks good, she is actually not in good health, so her diet is mainly nourishing for a long time, and eating with her is cheaper for me.

I took a sip carefully, and the soup was very strong and fragrant.

Chang Qing was also holding the soup bowl, and was about to drink it, when she suddenly frowned again, as if the taste of the soup was not very satisfactory to her, although I thought the soup was very good. However, she didn't say anything, just took the spoon and flicked the oil foam on the edge of the soup bowl, and said softly: "Have you been to Yihua Palace?"

“…… Well. ”

"Is it okay?"

“…… Well. ”

Listening to my obedient, almost wooden answer, she raised her head and glanced at me, and sighed softly: "Qingying!"

I glanced at her, but I didn't seem to have the strength to look at each other anymore, and I lowered my head again, looking at myself reflected in the soup.

Some vague, some pale.

She looked at me for a long time, then sighed again and said, "Forget it." ”

“……”

"Now that it's come to this, you should think more about yourself. ”

After speaking, he scooped a spoonful of soup with a spoon and prepared to drink it, but as soon as he lowered his head, he frowned again.

At this moment, the voice of Father-in-law Yu came from outside-

"The emperor has arrived!"

The people in the room were shocked when they heard it, I put down the soup bowl and stood up and took two steps back, Chang Qing glanced at me, didn't say anything, and got up to welcome out, Pei Yuanhao had already walked in, and said with a smile: "The queen is so fragrant here." ”

"The concubine visited the emperor. ”

"Get up. ”

Pei Yuanhao stretched out his hand to help her get up, looked up at me again, then looked at the table full of dishes, and said with a smile: "Okay, you guys are eating private dishes again." ”

Chang Qing smiled and said, "The emperor said so, but he wronged his concubines." ”

"Let me taste it, the wronged queen didn't. ”

They laughed and sat down hand in hand, I was still standing next to me, Pei Yuanhao reached out and took the bowl of soup that was served by the buckle, and did not look back, and said, "Qingying also come and sit down." ”

I said calmly: "Weichen doesn't dare." ”

"I told you to sit down. ”

"The emperor and the queen have a meal, and there is no ceremony for the ministers to sit. ”

Before the soup was drunk in his mouth, his brows were already twisted, and he looked up at me, I could feel the anger between his eyebrows, but when he raised his head to meet my eyes, the anger still slowly dissipated, as if it was dispersed in the fragrant heat of the soup, he was silent for a while, and said softly: "I let you sit, not Jixian Zhengzi." ”

Isn't it Jixian orthography?

Thinking back to the transportation of large bags and small bags to Yihua Hall just now, and thinking of the way those little eunuchs smiled cautiously, I only felt that the salty fragrance in the room was not so tempting, and I just stood still.

Chang Qing hurriedly stood up and said softly: "Qingying, the emperor let you-"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly paused, frowned, a sad expression flashed on her face, and her whole person fell into limp.

When I saw her like this, I was also startled, and said carefully: "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"I-I-" She was a little confused, and muttered something about to say something, when she suddenly reached out to cover her mouth and let out a retch.

As soon as I heard this voice, I was shocked.

Pei Yuanhao also hurriedly got up and came over to help her, and said, "Queen, what's wrong?"

"Concubine-" Chang Qing frowned, just about to speak, suddenly retched again, spit out a few mouthfuls of sour water unbearably, the button and Xing'er next to them hurriedly stepped forward to protect the queen, Shui Xiu handed over a silk handkerchief, I carefully helped Chang Qing wipe the corners of his lips, Pei Yuanhao looked at this scene, suddenly seemed to feel something, and turned back and said: "Pass the imperial doctor!"

The little eunuch outside the door immediately ran over without touching the ground, and we helped Chang Qing to carefully walk to the couch and sit down.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

I seemed to have understood something in my heart, just standing next to her and carefully guarding her, Pei Yuanhao sat on the couch, gently held her in his arms, and said softly: "Are you still sad?"

"The concubine is fine. Chang Qing said, she seemed to be a little at a loss, and raised her head to look at Pei Yuanhao: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. ”

"It's fine. I'm with you. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and patted her weak and emaciated shoulder, the shoulder that had helped him bear a lot of troubles, even wind and rain.

After a while, the imperial doctor followed the little eunuch and ran out of breath.

The solemn expression on Pei Yuanhao's face already made people understand something, and after the imperial doctor knelt down to say goodbye, he took out the pillow cushion and silk handkerchief tremblingly, and carefully checked Chang Qing's pulse.

A room, plus a dozen pairs of eyes at the door, all watched the movements of the imperial doctor.

I also looked at the imperial doctor, and after a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at the emperor and queen, and seemed to subconsciously look at me again, and then lowered his head and carefully diagnosed for a while.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao couldn't help it anymore and said, "What's wrong with the queen?"

When the imperial doctor heard this, he hurriedly got up and knelt down with his clothes shaken and said, "Your Majesty, the queen mother is here, happy pulse!"

"Joy?"

When Pei Yuanhao heard this, he immediately stood up in surprise: "Really?"

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the queen!"

Pei Yuanhao looked down at the imperial doctor, then looked back at Chang Qing, and a happy smile appeared on his face: "Ximai, queen, you-you have my child!"

Chang Qing sat on the couch, couldn't react for a while, and was stunned for a long time with wide eyes: "Huh?"

"Hahahaha. Pei Yuanhao looked at her appearance, but laughed, and immediately they all hugged her, knelt down and kowtowed: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the queen!"

"Get up, get up. ”

Pei Yuanhao said with a smile: "Everyone here today will be rewarded." ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. ”

Several little girls were so happy that their eyes narrowed, and they all stepped forward to surround the queen, congratulatory and concerned, sweeping away the silent condensation when they were waiting for the imperial doctor to come.

I've been standing by and watching this scene.

Chang Qing's pregnancy really surprised me, and it was really because of her usual indifference, the emperor's previous love for Shen Rou and Nangong Lizhu was so great that she almost forgot it, in addition to the lord of the six palaces, she is also the emperor's woman. And now, she's pregnant, and a new life is coming, and it does make me feel a little happy, but—

Looking at Chang Qing's stunned gaze, I was a little worried.

For her, what kind of mood is the arrival of this child?

Moreover, what you can't help but think about is to think deeply.

She has been raising this motherless child, whether she is affectionate or not, she has also paid hard work and sweat, but now she suddenly has a child of her own, what about Nian Shen - his position?

For a while, my thoughts were also confused, and when I saw Chang Qing, she seemed to have only reacted at this time, and the laughter around her woke her up, she lowered her head in a daze, looked at her still flat lower abdomen, and subconsciously reached out and stroked it.

Suddenly, a small smile appeared on his face.

It's so faint, but it's so soft and warm that it seems that even the whole world is clear.

Seeing her cherished and cautious look, I walked over and saluted her and said softly: "Weichen congratulates Niangniang." ”

She looked up at me, and I could feel that her smile wasn't all careless, but for a mother, nothing else mattered except the child in her womb.

So, he also smiled and said, "Don't be polite." ”

At this time, the imperial doctor stepped forward again and said carefully: "Your Majesty, the queen's mother, Weichen still has something to do." ”

Pei Yuanhao looked back at him: "Say." ”

"Your Majesty, the queen's phoenix body is cold, and these days of hard work, you still need to recuperate, you must not be stimulated by anything, and you need to be careful with your meals. ”

"Oh?"

This time, Pei Yuanhao's expression immediately became stern.

Chang Qing's body is cold, which may be the reason why she has not conceived for many years, and it is extremely unsafe to get pregnant with such a physique.

Pei Yuanhao thought about it for a while, and immediately said: "Spread my will, let the imperial pharmacy and the imperial dining room each have three stewards to prepare and prepare meals for the queen, and there must be no slackness, otherwise-"

"Your Majesty," he didn't finish his words, Chang Qing gently pulled his sleeve and said softly: "In this way, the concubine is frivolous." ”

"What is this, the queen and the child matter. ”

After speaking, Pei Yuanhao waved his sleeves: "Go down." ”

"Yes. ”

The imperial doctor and a few little eunuchs all stepped back and went out to pass the word, Pei Yuanhao's face was still full of joy, he sat on the edge of the bed with a smile, and said softly: "I saw that you didn't eat anything just now, you have to make up for some." ”

"The concubine knows. ”

Listening to them talk like this, the people around me also knew the looks, so I retreated cautiously with Shui Xiu and them.

Before going out, I reached out to close the door, and seemed to see Pei Yuanhao looking back at me.

But, there was no speech.

When I closed the door, I saw that a few of them were jumping happily in the yard, and Mama Wu and they also heard about it, and they all came to congratulate them, and I carefully pushed them back, and looked at them with a smile: "Be quiet, beware of being scolded." ”

Kou'er smiled: "What are you afraid of, now the emperor and Niangniang are happy, how can they scold people." ”

"Then you go up to the house and take a look. ”

When they heard this, they all laughed.

I also smiled and said, "Okay, happy to happy, don't forget about business." ”

"Huh?"

Seeing that they were just having fun and forgetting anything else, I smiled and shook my head: "I didn't see that the queen didn't eat anything just now, hurry up and ask the imperial dining room to send some other soup, don't be greasy, and bring some sweet and sour snacks." ”

"Oh, yes. When they heard this, they all ran for joy and went to do it.

When the few of them left, Shui Xiu was still smiling, looking back at me with a smile, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and he couldn't laugh anymore.

Cautiously walked up to me: "My lord?"

"Huh?"

She and Mama Wu didn't speak, just looked at me, and I looked at them with a smile: "What's wrong?"

“……”

Neither of them spoke, as if it was difficult to speak.

I only smiled and muttered, "Shui Xiu went to follow them, rubbed some food for me, just sat in the past, and didn't eat anything." ”

"Oh, oh. Be. ”

When Shui Xiu heard this, she hurriedly turned around and ran out, and Mama Wu carefully accompanied me and said, "My lord, go back and sit and rest first, it's cold outside." ”

"Hmm. ”

I nodded, followed her back, as soon as I entered the house, I saw that the house was empty, the things that had been placed in the room before had been moved to the Yihua Palace, and now only two or three stools and tables were still placed there, because they did not match the decoration of the Yihua Palace, these things did not move.

Mama Wu said, "Why don't you go over there to rest?"

I shook my head, walked over to the table and sat down, and said, "No need. ”

"Oh. ”

"We don't have to go there. ”

When Mama Wu heard this, her heart seemed to move, and she turned her head to look at me.

I put my hands on the table, propped up my somewhat heavy forehead, and gently rubbed my eyebrows - the arrival of a new life is indeed joyful, but after laughing and having fun, there are more things that we need to do and face.

Mama Wu is also an old man after all, so she immediately understood, thought about it, and said in a low voice: "It's also fortunate." ”

"What's the good thing?"

"Thankfully, it was Shin—after she fell. ”

“…… Oh, yes. ”

Chang Qing was pregnant, after Shen Rou fell, which is indeed lucky, but the problem is-

The harem is not just Shen Rou's world.